Intense Olive Oil

Intense is our signature reference: a Chetoui-led extra virgin from northern Tunisia, picked early, with the green-almond and artichoke character that early-harvest fruit gives. The peppery catch at the back of the throat is the polyphenols announcing themselves.

Tasting profile

Cut grass and green tomato leaf on the nose, then artichoke and green almond on the palate. Bitterness is clearly present and balanced, and the finish is pungent — a distinct peppery sensation at the throat that is the recognised marker of a fresh, phenol-rich oil.

Grade	Extra virgin olive oil
Main variety	Chetoui (northern Tunisia)
Harvest	Early, at low maturity index
Extraction	Cold extraction, malaxation below 27 °C
Sensory intensity	Robust
Bitterness	Medium to high
Pungency	High
Target free acidity	≤ 0.3 % (legal limit 0.8 %)
Filtration	Filtered
Shelf life	18 months from bottling, unopened, stored cool and dark

In the kitchen

Use Intense where the oil is meant to be tasted. Its bitterness cuts through fat and starch, which is exactly why it works on pulses, grilled meat and anything rich.

• Finishing grilled fish, lamb and beef
• Bruschetta, and bread with tomato
• Bean, lentil and chickpea dishes, where it balances the starch
• Robust leaves — rocket, radicchio, chicory
• Soups and purées, drizzled at the moment of serving

Formats and packaging

Available in 250 ml, 500 ml, 750 ml and 1 L glass and in 3 L and 5 L tins. Dark glass is standard on this reference: its phenolic content is worth protecting from light.

Documentation supplied

• Certificate of analysis for the shipped lot
• Certificate of origin
• Health / free-sale certificate as required by destination
• Traceability record: parcel region, variety mix, harvest window, mill date
• Nutrition and labelling data for your market

Exact specification values are confirmed per lot; the figures above describe the target profile for this reference.